by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering animation, interactive technology, video graphics & special effects, consider exploring other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of animation, interactive technology, video graphics & special effects, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Arts | 1 | 3,892 |
| Drawing | 1 | 254 |
| Game and Interactive Media Design | 1 | 2,986 |
| Graphic Design | 1 | 10,676 |
| Intermedia/Multimedia | 1 | 732 |
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | 1 | 1,028 |
| Painting | 1 | 607 |
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 1 | 5,236 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design | 1,171 |
| Graphic Communications, General | 551 |
| Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production | 314 |
| Graphic Communications, Other | 157 |
| Printing Management | 59 |
| Printing Press Operator | 12 |
| Platemaker/Imager | 8 |
Part of the broader field of Graphic Communications, animation, interactive technology, video graphics & special effects shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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